Accused in Mad Sandhu's murder held as police foil plot to shoot Bollywood actor

An arrest over an alleged plot to shoot a Delhi businessman led police to Mumbai and a suspect wanted in Instagram influencer Mad Sandhu's murder. Investigators say both men had also been tasked with targeting a Bollywood actor over remarks he allegedly made in 1984.One of the accused was wanted in Punjab in connection with the murder of Instagram influencer Mad Sandhu in Amritsar.New Delhi,Nov 14, 2026 22:32 ISTThe Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested two suspected shooters and says it foiled separate plots to open fire on a Bollywood actor in Mumbai and a businessman in Delhi.One of the men, Deepak Singh alias Deep, was wanted in Punjab in connection with the murder of Instagram influencer Mad Sandhu in Amritsar.Police first arrested Vikas Thakur alias Vicky, a resident of Jalandhar, after he travelled from Mumbai to Delhi. Investigators said he had come to the capital to target the businessman as part of an extortion plot. The Special Cell then arrested Deepak in Mumbai.MAD SANDHU MURDER AND BOLLYWOOD PLOTSandhu was killed in Amritsar on October 3. Police alleged that Deepak and his associate Palwinder alias Kaka carried out the attack on the orders of a fugitive gangster based abroad. Punjab Police arrested Palwinder, while Deepak went into hiding in Mumbai, investigators said. According to the Special Cell, the same gangster told Deepak to stay in Mumbai and target a Bollywood actor over remarks the actor allegedly made in 1984 that police described as anti-Sikh. Investigators said the gangster had also asked Vikas to target the actor. The Special Cell did not name the actor.EXTORTION PLOT IN DELHIPolice said Vikas took on the assignment to shoot at the Delhi businessman on the orders of a gangster based abroad. Vikas allegedly introduced Deepak to the gangster who ordered the attack. Investigators said Deepak was expected to join Vikas in Delhi. The Special Cell said it arrested both men before either alleged plot could be carried out. It registered a case under Section 25 of the Arms Act on November 3 following Vikas’s arrest.WHAT POLICE SAID ABOUT THE TWO MENVikas, who was born in 2001, first came to police attention in connection with a snatching case in 2019, the Special Cell said. Investigators alleged that he began supplying illegal firearms to gangster Anmol Bishnoi in 2023.After Bishnoi’s arrest, Vikas allegedly began working for gangsters Anil Pandit and Randeep Malik. Police said he recruited members, arranged firearms and scouted potential extortion targets before taking paid assignments from different gangs.Deepak, a resident of Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, previously worked as a truck helper and driver. Police said a local gang member introduced him to the fugitive gangster who allegedly ordered the attack on Sandhu.- Ends